UFC on Fox 8 Play-by-Play: Danny Castillo vs. Tim Means

Danny Castillo vs. Tim Means

Round 1: Castillo misses with a high kick and slips. Means lands a right hand and Castillo gets the fight to the ground. Means lands short punches to the body from the bottom. Castillo works a can opener. He delivers short punches to the body of Means. Castillo postures up and lands an elbow. He works inside Means’ closed guard. Means uses the fence to stand but Castillo drags him to the canvas. Castillo takes his back. Means tries to roll and scrambles to his feet. Means steps in with a left hand. He lands a knee as Castillo moved forward. Castillo closes the distance and slams Means to the canvas. Castillo lands short elbows from the top. The round ends. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Castillo.

Round 2: Castillo tries to get inside Means’ reach advantage. He works for a takedown but Means stuffs it and lands a knee as Castillo gets back to his feet. Means goes to the body with a left hand. Castillo lands an overhand right. Castillo delivers a right hand over the top. Means lands his jab. Means looks up at the clock. Means waives Castillo to come in and Castillo changes levels and takes him down. Means lands palm strikes from the bottom. Castillo stands and Means lands an up kick. Means stands only to be taken down again. Means gets to his feet at the bell MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Castillo.

Round 3: Means delivers a kick to the body. Castillo answers with a right hand. Means misses with a high kick. He lands his jab. Castillo steps in and eats a right hand. Means steps in with a knee to the body followed by two knees to the head. Castillo lands a left hook. Castillo delivers a left hand to the jaw of Means. Means steps in with a hard knee to the body. Castillo works to get the fight to the ground. He does but Means reverses him. Means is in side control with a minute remaining in the round. Means stands over Castillo and lands a left hand. He jumps over but Castillo scrambles to his feet. Means lands a knee to the body. Castillo answers with a left hand. The round ends. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Means.

The judges scored the fight for Castillo by unanimous decision. All three scorecards read 29-28.